Policy Title: Arbitration (Scotland) Bill
Department: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Group: Civil and International
Division: Civil Justice, Law Reform and International Division
Branch: Civil Procedure and Law Reform
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| What is the purpose of the policy (or the changes made to the policy)? | The Bill is a technical Bill which codifies, clarifies and modernises Scots arbitration law. |
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| Who is affected by the policy or who is intended to benefit from the proposed policy and how? | Arbitration is a voluntary process. But those affected will be practitioners and anyone in Scotland who undertakes to resolve a dispute by arbitration rather than taking the dispute to court with all the implications that has in terms of expense, time and stress. It will also assist commercial interests who may wish to have disputes resolved privately (e.g. for reasons of commercial confidentiality). Because of the low cost arbitration systems operated by some industries and professions, anyone in Scotland could use arbitration and thus could be affected by the provisions of the Bill.
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| How has the policy been, or will be put into practice, and who is or will be responsible for delivering it? | The Bill is of interest mainly to specialised practitioners who have lobbied for change to the law for some years. It will be for them and the users of arbitration to make use of the provisions. More industries and professions may be encouraged to use arbitration if a modernised code is introduced. |
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| How does the policy fit into the Scottish Executive's wider or related policy initiatives? | Arbitration complements other forms of dispute resolution, such as mediation, which may be more appropriate for other disputes.
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| Have the resources for the policy been allocated? | No |
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